4.8% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
3494, VIC · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 3494, VIC
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of the workforce in postcode 3494 is employed full-time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of full-time work supports a local economy driven heavily by farming and agricultural labour.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is among the highest for its level, sitting 11 points above the Victorian average. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work fell by 7.4 points since 2011 to 61.8%.
61.8% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.7% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 73.7%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 60.5% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 5.7%, with manufacturing making up 5.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 33.4%, followed by managers at 28%. Machinery operators and drivers account for 8.3% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in 3494, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3494/3494-vic/topic/employment